Opinion
18 Civ. 7908 (LGS)
12-03-2021
DR. CLYDE PEMBERTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge.
WHEREAS, a jury trial is currently scheduled to commence on January 18, 2022, or the Court's first available date thereafter;
WHEREAS, due to the limited availability of courtrooms for jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic, that trial date is no longer available. It is hereby
ORDERED that the jury trial in this matter is adjourned to February 1, 2022, at 9:45 a.m., subject to the availability of courtrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The parties are advised that the trial is in third place on the Court's trial-ready calendar for that date. The parties shall be ready to proceed on twenty-four hours' notice on or after February 1, 2022. It is further
ORDERED that the final pre-trial conference will take place telephonically on January 18, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. The parties shall call 888-363-4749 and enter the access code 558-3333. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall file joint proposed voir dire, joint jury instructions and joint verdict form, as outlined in the Court's Individual Rules by December 10, 2021. The parties shall also email the proposed voir dire questions, proposed jury instructions and proposed jury charge in Microsoft Word format to the Court's email inbox by December 10, 2021.